SpaceX Louisiana Launch Site Faces Backlash Over Migratory Birds

SpaceX's plans for a vast rocket launch site on the Louisiana coast are facing significant backlash from local residents concerned about the impact on migratory bird populations. The proposed site has sparked environmental protests.

10 Aug, 14:00 — 10 Aug, 14:00

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SpaceX plan for vast rocket launch site on Louisiana coast sparks backlash

Opponents fear Elon Musk firm’s plan to develop 18-mile strip of Pecan Island will badly damage fragile ecosystem Plans by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build a vast rocket launch site on a stretch of Louisiana’s rapidly eroding coastline have stirred a backlash among some local opponents who fear it will badly damage the area’s fragile ecosystem. A deal for SpaceX to take control of 130,000 acres of coastal Vermilion parish is reported to be close to being finalized, allowing the company to escalate...

By Oliver Milman

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